Daniel Craig Turns Down Thor

Published 6 years ago
by
Rob Keyes
, Updated September 12th, 2013 at 9:24 pm,

On Monday, Stephanie Sanchez at IESB.net had a chance to speak with Daniel Craig in Beverly Hills for a Quantum of Solace press event.

Sanchez asked Craig if he would be up for trying something new and different in a character role such as Thor and he laughed it off. Sanchez then told him she had heard that Craig was on Marvel’s shortlist to play Thor.

In response, Mr. Craig, Daniel Craig, revealed that Marvel indeed had already approached him for this role and he had turned it down. He jokingly clarified that it would be too much of a power trip playing both James Bond and the mighty Thor.

I guess I can understand that.

With future Bond movies, Thor, Avengers and other potential Marvel followups, Craig would be booked for a long time for huge blockbusters and the corresponding millions of press events. On the other side of that coin, it’s a little crazy to hear someone turn a role like this down.

Marvel is looking for A-list actors to fulfill to roles of Thor and Captain America and Daniel Craig is certainly that. Although Craig is a tank physically and has the voice and presence, I can’t see him sporting long blonde hair, a winged helmet and a big honkin’ hammer (though you might not think that seeing the image above). Using movie magic, they’d also likely have to make him appear much bigger than he already is. Then again, I don’t think there are any real people who can fill out Thor‘s physique.

Do you think Craig could of pulled off the role of Thor? Who do you think Marvel should go after next? [UPDATE: Regular Screen Rant reader "The Old Man" thought it would be nice to give us a more "muscular" version of Craig so we could make a better decision. ]

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bigDragon 6 years ago

You want a good physical build for Thor? Nathan Jones, you’d just have to get past the Australian accent…

The whole way that Marvel went about casting Iron Man was sweet!!!S I am sure they will do a great job getting the A-lister they’ll need to launch Thor on the big stage!I think they will base the Thor movie mostly in his own world…and have it a sort of Conan/Bewolf feel…then somehow…through him into Marvel-Earth.It’ll be a tough job making it work on screen…but I have every faith in Marvel to pull it off! I hope they do not do a Vinnie Jones/Juggernaut X3 and put a guy in a rubber muscle suite!

@Juank
I’ll give you this, HHH looks like Thor. He’s got the right build. But I just don’t think he has the acting chops to pull it off. I think alot of people would just laugh it off and pass on Thor because Triple H is the star. If he started taking acting lessons right now, and they delayed Thor until maybe 2013, I could see it. But you need more than just the look to be the character.

Deadpool has got a point thoose wrestlers can fight, dosent mean they can act. Its not the case with all like the Rock but still HHH is no actor. Besides they are going to pick someone who is famouse that can sell the movie on their own.

While Craig may not have the menacing size of Thor he has that troubled air about him that could pull off the intensely intrapersonal character of Thor we’ve all come to know and love. And the bonus is we already know he can carry the pressure of playing weighted role. If only….